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snowstorm

American  
[snoh-stawrm] / ˈsnoʊˌstɔrm /

noun

  1. a storm accompanied by a heavy fall of snow.


snowstorm British  
/ ˈsnəʊˌstɔːm /

noun

  1. a storm with heavy snow

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Etymology

Origin of snowstorm

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75; snow + storm

Example Sentences

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He watched, tears in his eyes, as Fogel called his mother, nearly the same age as his own, as they flew home through a February snowstorm, Fogel recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are no major rain or snowstorms in the forecast throughout early December in California as of now.

From Los Angeles Times

Last week, I stood on a Chicago street corner in a blinding snowstorm and watched a homeless man crawl inside a big wooden box on wheels.

From Salon

Survivors of a snowstorm in Patagonia which killed five people including a British woman have said local authorities did not offer enough help.

From BBC

A British woman is among five people who have died in a snowstorm in Chilean Patagonia.

From BBC